· be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?"
Synonym(s): characterize
Hypernym(s): distinguish, mark, differentiate
· describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
Synonym(s): qualify, characterize
Hypernym(s): remember, think_of